Latest news and stories about crime report in Setúbal, Portugal for expats and residents.
Two foreign workers, aged 26 and 28, were found dead following a landslide at a Pestana Hotel Group construction site in Porto Covo, where they were working in a trench.
Authorities are investigating a suspicious boat landing in Sesimbra after reports of individuals arriving on the beach, with security experts and officials examining potential links to trafficking.
Two men sustained gunshot wounds to the arm and leg during an incident outside a bar in Seixal, prompting an investigation into public safety.
A semi-trailer seized during a major anti-cocaine operation disappeared from a Judicial Police impound lot and was discovered at the facilities of Construbarcelos, a company owned by a friend of Minister of Internal Administration Luís Neves. The PJ has launched an inquiry into the unauthorized movement of the asset, while questions arise regarding the contractor's ties to the former PJ director and ongoing construction work at the Minister's private residence.
The Portuguese Judiciary Police conducted searches targeting members of the Collective for the Liberation of Palestine, investigating allegations of criminal association, incitement to crime, and other offenses.
Paulo Abreu dos Santos, a former aide to the Minister of Justice, faces nearly 8,000 charges related to child abuse and the possession of child pornography, with hundreds of counts involving the recording of a 10-year-old child at a religious site.
A French couple has been placed in preventive detention after being formally charged with abandoning two children in an open field in Alcácer do Sal, Portugal.
The current legal penalties for child abandonment are criticized as inadequate, while reports highlight a significant surge in car theft arrests.
The Minister of Internal Administration has preventively suspended four GNR officers from Palmela for 90 days following charges of kidnapping, abuse of power, and assault against three minors.
A 25-year-old man was arrested for domestic violence and placed in pre-trial detention.
The Setúbal Judiciary Police arrested two men, aged 23 and 25, who stoned a 17-year-old youth in the head and stabbed him in the ear. The victim was hospitalised.
Judiciary Police make five arrests and seize approximately 100 kilograms of drugs.
The drugs entered the country disguised in spices and were being extracted by the suspects. The estimated amount of cocaine found is around 100 kilograms.
Six foreign nationals were arrested by the PJ in an operation that dismantled a cocaine extraction laboratory. The drugs arrived in Portugal concealed in spices and could amount to around 100 kilograms.
The Judicial Police (PJ) conducted an operation on Tuesday (October 27) identifying a house in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém where a laboratory for extracting cocaine was being set up. The drugs arrived in Portugal mixed with cinnamon and other spices from a South American country. Six foreign nationals, aged 30 to 58, were arrested. During the 'Spice' operation, authorities seized a large quantity of tainted spices along with extraction equipment and chemicals. Police estimate approximately 100 kilograms of cocaine may have been present. The suspects are awaiting their first judicial interrogation.
Judiciary Police make five arrests and seize about 100 kilograms of drugs.
Suspects, aged 23 and 25, caught by the Setúbal Judicial Police. They left the victim unconscious after a barbaric assault.
An investigation by the national anti-trafficking unit dismantled a structure in the Seixal municipality. Four fully equipped speedboats were found ready to enter the water.
Operation Dry Dock dismantled a warehouse in Seixal used for logistical support for maritime drug trafficking. 12 engines, six vehicles, and 6,600 litres of fuel were seized.
In addition to the speedboats, 12 engines of 300 horsepower each, six vehicles, six trailers, and 6,600 litres of fuel were also seized.
Men were caught in the act following an anonymous tip-off.
Adeel died at a playground he visited every week. The 16-year-old attacker killed him with a weapon from the Nepalese army.
Victim sought help at the Trafaria fire station; claims the shot was fired from a moving vehicle.
The victim was on his way to pick up his sister when he was surprised by shots fired from a moving car
An 18-year-old sought help at the Trafaria fire station in Almada. They claim the shot was fired from a moving vehicle.
18-year-old sought help at the Trafaria fire station in Almada. He claims the shot was fired from a moving car.
The hearing did not take place due to the judge's illness. The Mayor of Sesimbra, who is an assistant in the case, was present at the court.
Adeel died at a playing field where he went every week. The 16-year-old attacker killed him with a Nepalese army weapon.
Setúbal was the district with the highest number of registered bullying cases
The bathtub murder of a Portuguese man in Setúbal earlier this year has seen his former partner, and her Brazilian lover, remanded in custody. Correio da Manhã tabloid says that The post Ex-partner and Brazilian lover in preventive custody over bathtub murder appeared first on Portugal Resident.
